An amateur cyclist was vigorously tackled by a police officer on Wednesday in Valence while he was trying to cross the finish line of the 17th stage of the Tour de France. The man, who had filmed himself before his bet, was placed in police custody.
His 450 -meter “journey” stopped in pain and in police custody. An amateur cyclist was vigorously screened on the ground on the finish line of 17th stage of the Tour de France, Wednesday in Valencia. The man, who wore a jersey of the Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale team, entered the course in the final while the real peloton, launched at full speed, pointed only to less than two kilometers.
A 31 -year -old Montélimar resident, according to Drôme Ardèche here
First struck in the back by Stéphane BOURY, in charge of stopover arrivals for ASO and already the author of a tackle on a pro-Palestinian activist at the arrival of the 11th stage in Toulouse, the false cycling then received a shoulder from a member of the police who caused him to drop. He then twisted in pain before being dragged to the ground to quickly evacuate the arrival area.
According to Drôme Ardèche, the man, living Montélimar and 31 years old, was placed in sight. Before taking action, he had filmed himself to announce his act. A video broadcast on social networks shows it following the race and the progress of the runners on its smartphone.
“He is in the process of coaching thoroughly and he (the future winner) thinks that it is he who will pass the finish line the first,” he says. “He does not know that there is a guy just behind a barrier, 450 meters from the finish, who will win the race. Wallah, I’m going to win the race.”
After having passed over the barriers his bike with a false number 7, he set off on the road under the incredulous gaze of the spectators placed next to him. The gendarmerie “pilot car”, which precedes the head of the race a few hundred meters and recalls the safety instructions to the spectators, quickly hunted it but the CRS placed on the finish line finally stopped it.